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Green Man Music

The Acoustic Prog-Folk Guitar Music Of Doug Peters

About Me


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If you liked the tracks on this page, you can buy the CDs at Green Man Music

Green Man Music is pleased to assist with the
2009 Cottingham Springboard Music Festival
Acoustic-Electric-Eclectic
29-31 May 2009
Five Venues & Seven Stages
The King William IV
The Cross Keys
The Blue Bell
The Tavern
The Duke Of Cumberland
Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
VISIT THE SPRINGBOARD WEBSITE AND FIND OUT MORE!

MY CDs

Sacred Water (2002), ambient reflective songs dominated by acoustic guitar and vocals and enhanced by keyboard and sampled sounds of the environment with a folky, pagan and travel feel. Available now £4.99 from Green Man Music

La Vaquera (2007), more upbeat than Sacred Water but retaining a similar guitar/vocal priority with occasional supporting keyboard/effects, La Vaquera still has a travel theme with hints of Latin Americana, Spanish, Country and Folk styles. Available now at £4.99 from Green Man Music

John Barleycorn Reborn : Dark Britannica (2007) is a double CD compilation of songs from around 30 British folk artisits including Doug Peters, comprising of dark folk music tracks on a Death/Rebirth theme. Available on general release in UK shops early September 2007, and also available as a download now from Woven Wheat Whispers

Finally comes Gingerwitch Green an album of darker folky pagan songs currently in production, which will be available from its launch on July 18th 2008 onwards, at £4.99 from Green Man Music

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/8/2007
Band Website: green-man-music.co.uk
Band Members: The Cactus:
"Cactus" Doug Peters: Vocals, Guitars, occasional Percussion

The Spikes:
Supported ad hoc either live or in the studio by occasional sessionists, including :
Iain "Bof" Smith: Keyboards, Production
John Cox: Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Production
Pete Clayton: Fiddle
Wendy Crosland: Whistle



If you liked the tracks on this page, you can buy the CDs at Green Man Music


Sounds Like: My styles vary from song to song and set to set, as you can see from what other people say here ...

"A wonderful ride with the Wild Hunt" - FATEA Magazine
"Tex/Mex/Latin/Hull bloke fusion" - Frank Johnson, 'Face The mUsic' @ The Blue Bell, Cottingham
"Really weird/experimental music" - Hull Pagans Online Forum
"[His] vocals remind of Perry Leopold and the arrangements sit somewhere between Gwydion and Clannad" - Woven Wheat Whispers
"A daring blend of folk, Spanish and acoustic-rock guitar" - Musician Magazine
"Like Macbeth in song form, full of menace and symbolism"- Andy Thompson @ The Waverley Bar , Edinburgh
"Reminscient of Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson with some emotive guitar playing and song writing" - Darren Bunting @ Music HQ
Make of that lot what you will, and if you're still confused, buy one of my CDs and make up your own mind!!
- Doug
PS. if you have your own idea of what, or who, I sound like, feel free to message me. So long as it's not too offensive, I'll put it up here with the rest!


Record Label: http://www.green-man-music.co.uk
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Springboard Caption Competition

OK here's a Springboard caption competition for you. In this picture (left to right): "Cactus" Doug Peters, Pete Clayton, Dennis "Capo" Caruana and Ukulele Bill. But what are they doing/Saying? Deadli...
Posted by Green Man Music on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:30:00 PST

Springboard festival & The National Media

Hello everyone!I think this is important information, particularly for those performers and organisers involved with Springboard 2008, so please read and forward if it involves you or anyone you know....
Posted by Green Man Music on Thu, 22 May 2008 07:54:00 PST

Myspace & The Blocking Of the Springboard Link

As I bulletined earlier, the the issue of Myspace blocking links to many external sites has affected the link to the Springboard website. I couldn’t even type the name without creating a link to...
Posted by Green Man Music on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:40:00 PST

Review of Dr Who & Vicky Pollard Live @ Acoustic Wednesday 2nd April

Doctor Who and Vicky Pollard?  Well I guess it could only happen the day I was standing in for Darren and compering at Acoustic Wednesday at The Lair on 2nd April.  It had started as a ...
Posted by Green Man Music on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:55:00 PST

Gigs In France & Germany - The Blog ...

... is in two parts entitled Eurojournal I and II and, as the gigs are only a small part of it, it can be found on my non-music Myspace page at myspace.com/cactus_doug  Please go and comment...
Posted by Green Man Music on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:55:00 PST

Vomiting, Radio Plays and Pixies - A Musicians Diary

I've not been so well lately, as many of you know. I sometimes think that ill health is the curse of the creative, though I'm not sure if this hypothesis has ever been studied. (Perhaps it's just the ...
Posted by Green Man Music on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:11:00 PST

An Introduction To Doug Peters From Green Man Music

Introducing Doug PetersProgressive folk acoustic singer/songwriter Doug Peters is looking to expand his performances in 2008 and play new venues as well as continuing an excellent rapport with the e...
Posted by Green Man Music on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:26:00 PST

Never Mind The Bollox ...

... the mighty NME is running a campaign to get The Sex Pistols to number one. Much as I genuinely appreciate the Pistols' contribution to music and culture, they've easily had their fair share of fam...
Posted by Green Man Music on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:08:00 PST

About to sign contract ....

Well, tomorrow I'll be giving a contract a full read-through and then hopefully signing up to a management/promo package that will lead to a few decent gigs across the country, some decent radio ...
Posted by Green Man Music on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:46:00 PST

Springboard 2007 Review: Saturday’s Acoustic Lounge

Hello, Well along with all other parties concerned I'm knackered having had a great but exhausting   weekend from Friday through to Sunday evening at the Cottingham Springboard Festival...
Posted by Green Man Music on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:45:00 PST